Cash-box construction



July 23, 1929. w. H. DINSPEL CASH BOX CONSTRUCTION Filed June 15, 1926 A TTORNEY}.

Patented July 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY DINSPEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO G. 86 G. ATLAS SYS- TEMS, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CASH-BOX CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed June 15, 1926.

This invention relates toa cash box construction particularly adapted for the in dividual use of members of a group of cashhandling operators working at a common station.

In the handling of money by groups of operators working in the same room and at the same or adjoining counters or tables, the problem arises of providing effective means for safe-guarding the contents of the individual cash trays or boxes in temporary absences of the operators from their stations. It is also desirable that the coin trays on accompanying change-naking devices be guarded during the same periods without transfer of the coins to the cash box and re-arranging of the coins in the changemaking trays at the departure and return of the operators.

A general object of the present invention is to provide means for protecting or safeguarding individual cash boxes in the absence of the attendants.

The invention includes acombined cash tray and coin tray holder provided with common locking means for locking the tray and the holder together and against re moval of their contents, the locking means also functioning, when desired, to lock the parts against removal from a seat provided therefor at an operators station.

Another feature of the invention resides in a structural arrangement of parts which provides for the disposal of a closure member for the cash tray, as well as of the coin tray holder and locking means in a recess formed for the purpose in the seat of the tray, so that there will be no interference with the free use of the cash tray by the operator.

Other features of the invention will be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, in which a preferred embodiment of the invention has been selected for illustration,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cash tray structure embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section of the device shown in Figure 1, mounted for use of the cash tray.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the parts in locked condition to permit of the absence of the attendant.

Referring to the drawings for a more de- Serial No. 116,248.

tailed description of the invention, a cash box construction is shown which includes a tray 10, having the usual compartments 11, for coins and longer compartments 12, at the rear of the tray for paper money. The cash box construction herein described is particularly intended for the use of one of a group of operators or cashiers working together at a common station, and the invention resides in the provision of means for safeguarding the cash box of each individual operator in the temporary absence of the operator from his or her station and also for locking the cash box against removal from its seat provided for the purpose at the operators station.

The tray 10 is adapted to be received in the recessed seat 13 formed in the top of the table or counter 14 at which the group of operators is stationed. The tray 10 is provided with a removable cover member 15 which is adapted to be received at its rear edge underneath and inturned flange member 16 formed on the rearmost upper edge of the tray 10. In practice the removable cover member 15 is placed in the recessed seat 13 beneath the tray so that full access to the tray is had for making change or the like.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a receptacle 17 taking the form of a drawer operated on slide-ways 18 carried by the lowermost surface of the tray 10. The drawer 17 is utilized as a receptacle in which to place the coin holding rack 31 of the change-making device. In order to obviate the necessity for redistributing the piles of coins taken from the rack into the various compartments 11 of the tray, as will be seen the coin holding rack is bodily placed in the crawer 17 when the operator is about to leave the station, and when the operator returns to the station, the coin holding rack is removed from the drawer and placed in position on the change-making device to thereby obviate the transfer of coins from the rack to the tray and back again to the rack.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of means for locking the cover 15 of the tray in securely closed position and at the same time looking the sliding drawer 17 against removal. A locking hinged hasp member 19 is used for this purpose. The

hasp has a hooked extremity 20 at one end which is adapted to be placed in an opening 21 formed for the purpose in the forward wall of the drawer 17. The other member 22 of the hasp is adapted to be placed in removable engagement with the upper surface of the cover member and to be locked thereto by the insertion of a key at 23 into the lock 30. The locked condition of the cover 15 and the drawer 17 which is thus produced can be effected when the structure is removed from its position in the recess 13 so that the cash box can be delivered in a locked condition to a custodian for safe keeping between working periods In order to lock the structure against removal from the seat 13 as well as to lock the box and drawer against access to the interior thereof, a recess or keeper 25 is formed in the forward wall of the recess 13 into which a bolt 24 is projected from the lock when the lock is actuated while the box is seated in the recess. The bolt 24 cooperates with the lugs 26 at the rear of the box to securely lock the structure in position in the recess, as is indicated in Figure 3 of the drawings.

It will thus be seen that the tray and the coin receptacle 17 may be locked against access thereto and also looked against removal from their seat in the recessed table top 14 or, the'tray and drawer, after removal from their seat, may be locked against access thereto and delivered in their locked condition to the central station or custodian during the prolonged absence of the operator, as at the close of the working day.

It will be seen that the formation of the recessed seat 13 in the table 14 is such as to provide an inclined or sloping position of the tray 10 such as will best facilitate operations therewith. The depth of the seat 13 is sufiicient to accommodate the drawer 17 in its position beneath the tray 10. It will also be. seen that the forward upper edge of the tray 10 is substantially flush or level with the upper surface of the table 14 while the rearmost portion of the tray projects substantially its full height above the surface of the table 14. The rearmost lower edge of the tray is provided with projecting lugs or a flange 26 which are received in a groove 27 formed'for the purpose on the framework of the table 14.

In practice the locking device 19 is removed from its locking position and placed beneath the tray in the recess seat 13 along with the cover member 15 to prevent interference with the full use of the opened tray.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of flanges or enlarged edge terminal portions 28 formed on the upper edges of the partition members 29 which form the compartments 12. The flanges 28 thus used serve to prevent the protrusion of the bills upwardly from the confines of the compartments in which they are placed thereby assisting in the orderly handling of the paper money used.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cash box construction, a tray having a removable cover member, a support provided with a seat in which to removably receive the tray, and means carried by the removable cover member for locking the cover in closed position and fastening the tray in its seat.

2. In a cash box construction, a tray having a removable cover member, a support provided with a recessed seat in which to receive the tray, and common means for locking the cover in closed condition and the tray in its seat and means for supporting the tray and cover with the cover beneath the tray in the recessed seat when the tray is uncovered for use. 7

3. In a cash box construction, a tray having a cover member, a coin receptacle supported by the tray, and means for locking the cover member in closed position on the tray and at the same time preventing access to the coin receptacle.

4. In a cash box construction, a tray having a cover member, a coin receptacle movably supported by the tray, and means for locking the cover member in closed position and at the same time locking the coin receptacle in an immovable and inaccessible position on the supporting tray.

-5. In a cash box construction, a tray having a cover member, a drawer mounted on the lowermost surface of the tray, and means for locking the cover memberin a closed position on the tray and at the same time looking the drawer in closed position.

6. In a cash box construction, a tray having a cover member, a drawer mounted on the lowermost surface of the tray, and a removable locking device adapted to engage at the same time with the cover member and with the drawer to lock the cover in closed position and prevent access to the drawer.

7. In a cash box construction, a tray having a removable cover member, a support provided with a recessed seat in which to receive the tray, the cover member being adapted to be placed in the seat beneath the tray while the'tray is in use, and means to support the tray and cover in said support with the cover either on the tray or below it.

8. In a cash box construction, a tray having a removable cover member, a support provided with a recessed seat in which to receive the tray, a drawer mounted on the lowermost surface of the tray and said cover member being adapted to be placed in the seat beneath the tray and drawer while the tray is in use. 7 V

9. In a cash box construction, a tray having a removable cover member, a support provided with a recessed seat in which to receive the tray, a drawer mounted on the lowermost surface of the tray, said cover member being adapted to be placed in the seat beneath the tray and drawer While the tray is in use, and locking means constructed and arranged to lock the cover member in closed position and the drawer against removal from the tray and t0 additionally lock the tray in its seat if the locking action takes 10 place While the tray is seated therein.

Signed at New York, in the county and State of New York, this 7 day of May, 1926.

VILLIAM HENRY DINSPEL. 

